Sunshine Coast Flying School in Caloundra, Queensland | Aviation school

Sunshine Coast Flying School

Locality: Caloundra, Queensland

Phone: +61 414 430 647

Address: 20 Pathfinder Drive Qld 4551 Caloundra, QLD, Australia

Website: https://www.sunshinecoastflyingschool.com.au

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25.01.2022 We will be displaying our awesome Extra 300 stunt plane and beautiful TL 2000 Sting S4 training aircraft. Come and see us! There will be BIG DISCOUNTS on gift certificate purchases for ULTIMATE THRILL RIDE FLIGHTS in the Extra 300 and HANDS-ON ACTION FLIGHTS in the Sting S4. :)

25.01.2022 A warm welcome to Will Graham. Will is enjoying our intensive aerobatics and spin prevention / recovery course with CFI, Colin Appleton. He's used to life on a large cattle station so flying over the beautiful Sunshine Coast beaches is an added bonus to the experience of learning to fly an aircraft accurately in 3 dimensions. Watch this space for videos clips on his progress.

24.01.2022 UPDATE! All Robin pilots / students please note that NZT will now be 'offline' on Tuesday and Wednesday next week for a scheduled 100 hour maintenance inspection. However there are still slots available over the weekend and on Monday (if the wx allows!!) for dual lessons or solo hire. Call Colin or GoFly to book one!

23.01.2022 'Learn to Fly' with us at the Gympie Aero Club. Did you know there is no minimum age limits? Students can become qualified pilots at just 15 years of age, opening the door to a career in aviation! Our flight training is conducted in top class, modern and safe aircraft with highly experienced instructors. Full-time and part-time training available. Call us for a friendly chat 07 56606525. www.sunshinecoastflyingschool.com.au

22.01.2022 The SCFS Aerobatics Team at Watts Bridge prior to the start of the 2020 Queensland State Aerobatics Championships.

21.01.2022 A warm welcome to Kayla Pool from all of us at the Sunshine Coast Flying School and the Gympie Aero Club. Kayla took her first flying lesson today with instructor Lawrie Stevens and loved every minute of it! Well done Kayla! Learn to fly in our incredible Sting RG Turbo training aircraft. Professional flight training in a friendly club environment. Christmas Gift Certificates from $159.00. Message or call us 07 56606525. SHOP NOW! Just click on the following link:! https://www.sunshinecoastflyingschool.com.au//Learn-to-Fly

21.01.2022 In perfect weather conditions, our 2nd 2020 Aerobatics Coaching / Practice day held at Gympie Aero Club was a great success. All who took part in the coaching flights gained valuable pre-competition experience.. The program ended with a friendly competition flight. The results were: 1st Place - Cooper McClymont, 2nd place Craig Simpson, and 3rd place Chris Burdett (who bravely flew 'in pain' with a strapped up and very sprained wrist). See you at the next Coaching / Practice Day in September 2020

16.01.2022 The laughter and the screaming say it all! A great way to end 2020 on a high! Well done Paul and Kristina! Learn better pilot skills - Upset Recovery / Emergency Maneouvreing, Spin Prevention / Recovery and Aerobatics www.sunshinecoastflyingschool.com.au 07 56606525

16.01.2022 Congratulations to Cooper McClymont on recently completing a successful type check with our CFI, Colin Appleton, to fly (and, most importantly, LAND!) our awesome Extra 300 Well done Cooper!

13.01.2022 Just one week left before the 2020 Queensland State Aerobatic Championships and our team are practicing hard at Watts Bridge today!

11.01.2022 A Warm Welcome to Jordy Staelen and Ethan Carlson who have this week commenced our Aerobatics and Spin Recovery Course with our CFI and Aerobatics Instructor Colin Appleton. Both are loving it!

11.01.2022 What's it like to fly competition aerobatics? Richard Stracey recently completed his aerobatics endorsement and I convinced him to join the SCFS team and enter the 2020 QLD State Aerobatics Championships. He finished in 2nd place in the Graduate Category, an awesome effort! Here's what he had to say about the whole experience...

11.01.2022 Congratulations to GoFly Senior Instructor Paul Coetzee on completing a successful type check to fly (and land!) our awesome Extra 300 with our CFI Colin Appleton. Well done Paul!

10.01.2022 I flew today for the first time at Kybong Air Strip in the Sting 2000 plane with instructor Laurie : what a great experience and not scary : For $90 it is gre...at value : This state of the art plane is surprisingly easy to fly : Laurie’s instructions in the air are simple and calm . I found both Colin and Laurie highly skilled ,friendly blokes and very encouraging : thank you both very much : a great day : I highly recommend the half hour flight experience : cheers Geoff See more

09.01.2022 https://www.abc.net.au//aviations-saving-grace-th/12483726

09.01.2022 Attention SCFS Robin Pilots! I have had a course postponement 10 Nov to 14 Nov next week so the aircraft and I have good availability between these dates for dual training or private hire. Call / message me or GoFly Office to book..

08.01.2022 Aerobatics Course - A warm welcome to Damien Tredwell who has travelled down from Cairns to take our 4 day intensive aerobatics course. We've had a few delays due to weather but Damien is progressing well and learning new skills while having great fun. Learn aerobatics and spin recovery on the beautiful Sunshine Coast.. Message or call us 07 56606525 www.sunshinecoastflyingschool.com.au

07.01.2022 Watch out fellow SCFS aerobatics team pilots! Chris has been practicing the Graduate sequence and is looking competitive (pity about missing the last two maneouvres though!, haha!)

06.01.2022 It's Fathers Day tomorrow! For little more than the price of taking 'Dad' for lunch you could really surprise him with a Hands-on Action Flight gift certificate! Check out all our airborne adventure flights here: https://www.sunshinecoastflyingschool.com.au//Airborne-Thr

06.01.2022 A warm welcomes to Ben Floyd, our latest aerobatics course student. Ben travelled down from near Darwin to do aerobatics with us. Ben has a CPL and plenty of flying experience but he's finding aerobatics and spin training with our CFI Colin Appleton to be a whole new and exciting experience. We'll post some video clips of Ben's progress later in the week.

06.01.2022 THE ULTIMATE THRILL RIDE! - You will experience neck numbing, adrenaline flooding aerial ballet in our awesome Extra 300 stunt plane. Be warned! With 'G' forces reaching up to +7G, you’ll be struggling to stay conscious, but it's an experience you will remember for the rest of your life!

05.01.2022 Congratulations to our Aerobatics Team who came away from the 2020 Queensland State Aerobatic Championships at Watts Bride this weekend with 1st, 2nd and 3rd places in the Graduate Category, flying our fantastic Robin R2160. - 3rd place went to Chris Burdett, who flew exceptionally well considering he had the handicap of a broken wrist! - 2nd place went to Richard Stracey and 1st place to Cooper McClymont. Here's the video of Cooper's 1st round flight. More videos and photos to follow! Well done guys!

03.01.2022 We are pleased to welcome David Drummond to our instructing team. David will be helping our 'over-worked' CFI, Colin Appleton, with aerobatics training, RPC to RPL conversions, Flight Reviews and much more! David is a Grade 1 GA instructor and former Virgin Australia check captain. He loves aerobatics so should fit right in at SCFS! Initially David will be available most days from 02:00pm. We are excited to have David on board, he will provide additional capacity and flexibility for all our aerobatics course students! Call the GoFly Office or Colin directly to book your next aerobatics lesson with David or Colin

03.01.2022 It's great to teach aerobatics to a pilot with stamina! Terry Livanidis had a fantastic time last week on our 4 day intensive aerobatics course with CFI Colin Appleton. The average flight endurance, for pilots new to aerobatics, is typically 45 minutes to one hour flight time per lesson. Terry was enjoying each lesson so much he didn't want to stop and managed 1.5 hours and more per lesson. This helped him complete most of the course before the low cloud and rain set in from Wednesday. He's back late next week to finish off! Well done Terry! Like Terry, be a pilot that never stops learning! Aerobatics and spin recovery training WILL improve your general flying skills, making you a safer and more confident pilot. It's great fun too! https://www.sunshinecoastflyingschool.com.au//Advanced-Han Call us: 07 56606525

02.01.2022 Congratulations to Ben Floyd on completing our aerobatics course and gaining his AERO and SPIN Endorsements with our CFI, Colin Appleton. Here's a video clip of Ben learning the 2020 Graduate level sequence and the 'challenges' of perfecting the 'slow roll' in the Robin! Learn Aerobatics and Spin Prevention / Recovery. Call or message us! 07 56606525 www.sunshinecoastflyingschool.com.au and www.goflyaviation.com.au/gofly-aerobatics/

01.01.2022 Ten year old Isaak is one of our youngest and bravest Aerobatics Experience pilots! Isaak just loves aircraft and today he was all smiles and totally fearless as he experienced flying loops, rolls, hammerheads and spins in our fantastic Robin R2160 aerobatics aircraft. Well done Isaak!